Katie Arrington, House candidate in S.C., recounts deadly car crash: ‘It was horrific’
House candidate Katie Arrington of South Carolina described the deadly car accident that she was in as “horrific” on Thursday, days before she plans on...
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Paul Ryan ‘confident’ GOP holds House
House Speaker Paul D. Ryan said Thursday the numbers have improved, and he now thinks Republicans will keep control of the House in this year’s...
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House Appropriations Committee tackles family separation issue
The House Appropriations Committee on Wednesday flexed the power of the federal purse to tackle the ongoing issue of migrant children getting separated from their...
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Lisa Page’s attorney accuses the House Judiciary and Oversight committees of being bullies
Amy Jeffress, Lisa Page’s attorney, pushed back Wednesday against claims her client is hiding information, saying the House Judiciary and Oversight committees are acting as...
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Peter Strzok to publicly testify before two House committees next week
FBI agent Peter Strzok will publicly testify before two congressional committees on July 10. Mr. Strzok’s next appearance before the House Judiciary and Oversight and...
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Trump says he’s not sure if John Kelly is leaving White House soon
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey — President Trump said Friday he’s not sure how long Chief of Staff John F. Kelly will remain in his job. Asked...
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Russell Walker, N.C. House nominee, loses GOP support after claiming MLK, Jews ‘descend from Satan’
A Republican running for the North Carolina General Assembly lost his state party’s support this week after his past offensive statements about blacks and Jews...
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House slams door on GOP immigration bill; Trump’s support not enough to pass bill
The Republican compromise immigration bill suffered a crushing defeat in the House on Wednesday in a vote that stood as a rebuke to President Trump...
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House members push to censure Maxine Waters
The backlash over Rep. Maxine Waters’ call to “push out” Trump officials from public spaces continued to grow Tuesday from fellow representatives in the House....
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White House says DHS ‘out of resources’ to prosecute families
The administration poked holes in its own zero-tolerance immigration policy Monday after the man who oversees the Border Patrol said they are no longer prosecuting...
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House passes sweeping opioids bill
The House passed a massive opioids bill Friday to expand treatment options, stem the flow of deadly fentanyl into the U.S. and reduce the number...
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House Republicans cancel immigration votes
Staring at a certain defeat, House Republicans canceled votes on their immigration compromise Thursday — an embarrassing setback for leaders who thought they had finally...
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House postpones immigration showdown to Friday
GOP leaders postponed a vote on their compromise immigration bill until Friday after conservatives said the bill can’t pass. The bill will still be debated...
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House immigration bills will fail: Conservatives
House conservatives said Thursday that both immigration bills up for votes later in the day are doomed to defeat, blaming party leaders for failing to...
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Jeff Denham slams House Freedom Caucus over immigration negotiations
California Rep. Jeff Denham slammed the House Freedom Caucus Thursday morning, accusing the group of obstructing immigration reform. “There’s a lot of traits and characteristics...
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Donald Trump blesses House Republicans’ immigration bill
President Trump blessed House Republicans’ compromise immigration bill “1,000 percent” Tuesday, giving political cover to conservatives looking to back the bill and creating momentum ahead...
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Koch network blasts Trump, won’t support House immigration bills
The House immigration bills “expected to receive a vote fall short of the solution we need,” said Daniel Garza, president of the Koch network’s LIBRE...
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White House says new tariffs on China are ‘defensive’ to protect U.S. businesses and workers
President Trump’s move to impose more tariffs on Chinese products is a “purely defensive” action to prevent China’s deliberate takeover of U.S. technology and intellectual...
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House Budget Committee to take up 2019 budget resolution
House Budget Committee Chairman Steve Womack announced Monday that his committee will officially mark up a 2019 budget resolution this week, even as prospects for...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders denies report she’s leaving White House
The two most-visible spokespeople for the Trump administration are reportedly planning to leave the White House — a report that press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders...
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House Republicans look to unite party on plan for immigration reform
Republicans tried to build support Wednesday for their compromise immigration plan, saying they’ve come up with something that can unite the GOP and get President...
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Immigration bills set for House vote next week
House Republicans have reached a deal to vote on two immigration bills next week, Speaker Paul D. Ryan’s office said Tuesday, setting the stage for...
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New VA health care choices ignite spending fight between White House, lawmakers
An expansion of veterans health care that President Trump signed Wednesday has touched off a budget battle, pitting the White House and GOP leaders against...
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House GOP in eleventh-hour attempt for immigration accord
WASHINGTON (AP) — House leaders want to push fractured Republicans toward consensus on immigration, racing the clock as they seek to defuse a GOP civil...
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California Democrats appear poised to avoid getting locked out of key House races
Democrats seemed to have avoided a nightmare scenario in the California primaries after several of their candidates appeared well-positioned to advance to the general election...
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Muslim groups to hold ‘Not Trump’s Iftar’ outside White House
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is hosting a Wednesday iftar, the traditional dinner ending the Ramadan fast, outside of the White House in opposition...
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White House: Eagles didn’t negotiate ‘in good faith’ for Super Bowl event, ‘decided to abandon’ fans
The White House accused the disinvited-Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles of “abandoning” their fans at a patriotic event hosted by President Trump Tuesday, as the...
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Denver Riggleman wins GOP nomination for Tom Garrett’s House seat
LOVINGSTON, Va. (AP) — Republicans selected distillery owner Denver Riggleman on Saturday as their nominee for Virginia’s 5th Congressional District to replace outgoing U.S. Rep....
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White House hails surge in hiring, low unemployment rate in May
The White House celebrated another strong jobs report Friday, saying the 18-year-low in the jobless rate is further proof that President Trump’s economic policies are...
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House of Cards – Progressive.org
“The cost of living in Oakland is outrageous,” Ieshia Moss says as she shows me around her community on Twenty-Fourth and Wood Street. She’s right. The...
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Donald Trump urges kids to ‘work hard, get in the game’ at White House field day
Joined by famous athletes such as Herschel Walker and Mariano Rivera, President Trump hosted a field day for kids at the White House Wednesday to...
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Kim Kardashian visits White House for meeting on prison reform
Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian West met with President Trump at the White House Wednesday as she advocated a pardon for a great-grandmother imprisoned on...
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White House calls out ABC, media for double-standard over ‘Roseanne’ apology
The White House doubled down Wednesday on President Trump’s criticism of the media and ABC in particular, blasting the network for unapologetically airing vile commentary...
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White House says more detention would solve immigration
Administration officials delivered a vehement defense Tuesday of President Trump’s attempts to blame Democrats for putting children at risk in the immigration process, saying the...
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House panel advances GOP welfare-reform bill
The House’s tax-writing panel advanced a massive GOP welfare-reform bill Thursday, keeping a legislative priority for Speaker Paul D. Ryan on track for passage. The...
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House Dems Agree: Starving Children to Pay for Trump Tax Cuts a Terrible Idea
There’s a lot of “stuff” embedded in the massive piece of legislation known as the “farm bill,” and one of the most important—especially to the 40...
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Ron DeSantis, House Republicans call for additional special counsel
Rep. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that there have been enough issues surrounding the FBI and Justice Department to require a special counsel. “I don’t think...
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Jim Himes: House Republicans unlikely to punish possible perjury in Russia investigation
Rep. Jim Himes said Monday that even if private military contractor Erik Prince perjured himself during his congressional testimony, House Republicans likely wouldn’t do anything...
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Donald Trump calls Rod Rosenstein, Christopher Wray to White House
President Trump is meeting Monday with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and FBI Director Christopher Wray amid allegations that federal law enforcement planted an informant...
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House Dems reserve $12.6M in fall TV ads
The House Democrats’ campaign arm is reserving $12.6 million in general election TV ads as the party rallies for the House majority in November’s midterm election. The ad blitz...
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Mike Conaway, House ag committee chairman: We’re ‘close’ on rounding up votes for farm bill
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Mike Conaway said Wednesday he was still rounding up votes for the 2018 farm bill and that he told his fellow...
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White House on John McCain ‘dying’ flap: ‘We have respect for all Americans’
White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders refused to comment on an aide who said Sen. John McCain’s opposition to a nominee didn’t matter because...
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John Kelly regrets not joining White House staff sooner
White House Chief of Staff John Kelly said he has never seriously considered leaving his post and his only regret is not arriving sooner, according...
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White House backs Israel’s strikes on Iranian outposts in Syria
The White House on Thursday blamed Iran for an exchange of rocket and missile strikes between Israel and the Islamic regime’s outposts in Syria. Israeli...
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Sheldon Adelson cuts $30 million check to House Republican group: Report
Republican mega donor Sheldon Adelson gave a $30 million check to the Congressional Leadership Fund, Politico reported on Thursday. House Speaker Paul D. Ryan flew...
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House panel advances dozens of opioid bills
A House panel advanced a series of opioid bills Wednesday that would link overdose victims to treatment before leaving the emergency room, let hospice workers...
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GOP rebels launch petition to force vote in House on ‘Dreamers’
A group of House Republican rebels launched an official petition drive Wednesday that would force GOP leaders to hold a vote on bills to legalize...
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Tim Kaine: White House should have used sanctions on Iran rather than withdraw from agreement
Sen. Tim Kaine said Monday that the Trump administration should have used the sanctions on Iran passed by the Senate last year rather than pulling...
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House Dems to soon release up to 3,000 Facebook Russian propaganda ads
Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee are preparing to publicly release 3,000 Facebook ads which Kremlin operatives created as part of an effort to spread...
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House leaders want to advance opioids bills by May 17
The House Energy and Commerce Committee wants to advance its sweeping opioids plan within two weeks, splitting a legislative markup into two sessions to try...